New Cancelled Games & Their Lost Media Added to the Archive

1/4 RPG [PS2 – Cancelled]

1/4 RPG (also know as One Fourth RPG) is a cancelled Action RPG that was in development by FromSoftware for the Playstation 2 (with a rumored Dreamcast version) in 2000. The game was shown at the Tokyo Game Show 2000, as you can see from the video below, but it soon vanished from their release list. As we can read on the (now dead) GIA Website:

The peculiar name is derived from the make-up of the party of heroes. Four different characters (selected from a pool of seven or eight) comprise the team at one time, but you actually play as a fairy guiding the four characters into battle. In a system akin to Valkyrie Profile, each “fourth” of the party (i.e., one character) can be selected via a different controller button, then moved into place with the d-pad. Attacks apparently are used automatically; your goal is just to keep the four heroes in the right place at the right time. Up to twelve enemies can appear on screen at once, so expect some large battles.

According to a report from IGN, 1/4 RPG was placed on “indefinite hold” in 2001 and From Software moved their resources to other projects. The game was never released.

Thanks to Celine for the contribution!

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The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas [DC – Unreleased]

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas è il videogioco ispirato dall’omonimo film e sviluppato da Zombie. Il gioco è disponibile per PlayStation 2 e GameCube ma esiste anche una versione promozionale per Dreamcast , cancellata per le solite ragioni che condividono anche altri titoli, come l’uscita di Sega dal mercato delle console e la fine del ciclo vitale del DC.

Grazie a una tiratura estremamente limitata (solo 12 copie disponibili in Europa), The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas è uno dei giochi più rari per Dreamcast, lo dimostra per esempio un’asta su eBay in cui l’offerente si aggiudicato una copia del gioco per ben 650 $.

Per la gioia di molte persone, una copia della versione DC è stata rippata e distribuita sulle varie reti P2P.

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source: www.dreamcast-scene.com